I studied French for 8 years in junior high, high school, and college, and honestly haven't had much chance to use to it apart from clearing customs in 1991 Phnom Penh and on the streets of Saigon that same summer. I've been to France a few times in recent times, but could barely … [Read more...]
Bottonhole Bookbinding
Today my niece and I had the best time attending a bookbinding class at Bari Zaki Studio in Chicago. Some months ago I blogged about a bookbinding notebook someone had given to Bari as a gift. She posted this notebook on Instagram and I immediately recognized it as my late … [Read more...]
Signs of the times: Hong Kong in the 90s
While the world is falling apart, I think back to an August afternoon many years ago when I flew off to Hong Kong during another global crisis: Gulf War I. I had never been to Hong Kong before, but was about to spend my junior year of college there and my flight was delayed eight … [Read more...]
The Paris Apartment
This is a long time coming, but friends and family have asked to see photos of the apartment in Paris where I stayed last month. It seems like a lifetime ago, maybe because I've been mostly on the road this summer. I just sent my agent 85,000 words of my revised manuscript for … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
I have to confess that I fell in love with this book after one glance at its cover when my friend Christine posted it on social media. And after reading it, the story completely lives up to its cover.Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (William Morrow, 2017) is a fun yet … [Read more...]
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